9.3. Будущее завершенное длительное время

Future Perfect Continuous Tense

Образование: “will” + “have” + “been” + глагол с окончанием –ing (will have been Ving) – will have been working.

Для образования вопросительных и отрицательных форм используется “will”.

Показатели времени Present Perfect: предлоги for, by.

Positive Form	Negative Form	General Question
He will have been working …	He will not have been working …	Will he have been working … ?

Общий вопрос (General Question) требует краткого ответа:

• Will he have been working in the garden for an hour when she comes? – Yes, he will. / No, he won’t.

Разделительный вопрос (Disjunctive Question):

• He will have been working in the garden for an hour when she comes, won’t he?

• He will not have been working in the garden for an hour when she comes, will he?

Специальный вопрос (Special Question):

Порядок слов:

1. Вопросительное слово.

2. Вспомогательный глагол (will).

3. Подлежащее.

4. Основной (смысловой) глагол (have been Ving)

• How long will he have been working in the garden when she comes?

Вопрос к подлежащему – прямой порядок слов:

• Who will have been working in the garden for an hour when she comes?

The Future Perfect Continuous Tense употребляется:

Для выражения длительного будущего действия, которое начнется ранее другого будущего действия (или момента) и будет совершаться в момент его наступления.

• By next year my mother will have been teaching English for twenty years.

• We will have been living in this old house for years before we buy a new one.

Примечание (Note). С глаголами, не употребляющимися во временах группы Continuous (to see, to love, to be, to know и др. см. раздел 7, примечание 3), вместо Present, Past and Future Perfect Continuous употребляется Present, Past and Future Perfect.

• They have known each other for 10 years.

• We haven’t seen her since last summer.

• They had been married for 10 years before they divorced.

Exercises

Ex. 1. Put the verbs into the Present Perfect Continuous.

1. I'm tired. I (work) all day. 2. How long (you wait) here? 3. I (stand) here since 6 o'clock. 4. How long (you learn) Chinese? 5. She (study) English for five years. 6. You're out of breath. ... (you run)? 7. We (live) here for twelve years. 8. My hands are dirty. I (repair) the car. 9. How long (the children, sleep)? 10. What (you, do) all afternoon? 11. They (ring) me about it every day for the past week. 12. It started raining last Monday and it (rain) ever since.

Ex. 2. Match a line in A with a line in B.

A	B
She’s furious. She’s got paint in her hair. She’s crying. Her back hurts. She hasn’t got any money left. She’s a bit burnt. She’s soaking wet. The house smells of onions and garlic. Her eyes hurt. Everything’s spotless.	Ann’s been sunbathing. She’s been shopping. She’s been working in the garden. She’s been reading for hours. She’s been watching a sad film. She’s been waiting for hours. She’s been doing the housework. She’s been decorating the bathroom. She’s been cooking. She’s been bathing her children.

Ex. 3. Say how long something has been happening.

Example: It is raining. It started raining two hours ago. It has been raining for two hours.

1. I’m waiting. I started waiting 15 minutes ago. I … . 2. Helen is studying. She began studying three hours ago. She ... . 3. He’s learning Spanish. He started learning Spanish in De­cember. He ... since December. 4. My sister is working in London. She started working there in May. She … since May. 5. Tom is looking for a job. He began looking for it six months ago. He ... . 6. George smokes. He started smoking five years ago. He ... . 7. Mum is watering the garden. She ... for hours. 8. The manager is checking the figures. He ... for a long time. 9. It is snowing. It ... for a week. 10. John is sleeping. He ... for 8 hours.

Ex. 4. Ask questions for each situation.

Example: Your friend's hands are covered in oil. (you/work on the car?) - Have you been working on the car?

1. You see a little girl. Her eyes are red and watery. (you/cry?) 2. You have just arrived to meet your friend who is waiting for you. (you/wait / long?) 3. Tom is a good chess-player, (he/since childhood?) 4. Michael's hands are aching. (he/carry two heavy bags?) 5. Sarah is busy. (work hard recently?) 6. Your friend comes in. His face and hands are dirty. (what/you/do?) 7. They started waiting for a bus not long ago. (How long ...?) 8. It's raining. (How long ...?)

Ex. 5. Ask questions with “how long”.

Example: It is raining. How long has it been raining?

1. My foot is hurting. 2. Mike plays chess. 3. Jim sells washing machines. 4. Tom is living in the High Street. 5. Jane is writing letters. 6. George smokes. 7. Helen studies French. 8. The boys are playing football. 9. Ann is translating the text. 10. They are discussing the plan. 11. Dick is watching TV. 12. She is talking to her friend. 13. Your friend is waiting for you. 14. Bill writes books.

Ex. 6. Answer the questions.

1. How long have you been living in this city? 2. How long have you been studying English? 3. How long have you been studying at university? 4. Do you go in for any sports? How long have you been going in for this kind of sports? 5. Do you play any musical instrument? How long have you been playing this instrument? 6. Are you reading any book now? How long have you been reading this book? 7. Where does your mother work? How long has she been working there? 8. Where does your father work? How long has he been working there? 9. Have you got a brother or a sister? What is he (she)? How long has he (she) been studying at school (at university)?

Ex. 7. Use the Past Perfect Continuous.

1. Jane (study) English for five years before she got this job. 2. What the children (do) before they went to bed? – They (do) their homework for two hours. 3. Bill (do) military service for eighteen months. Yesterday he returned home. 4. We (travel) for about four hours when I realized that something was wrong with one of the tyres. 5. We (sit) in the cafe for half an hour until the rain stopped. 6. I couldn't drive to work because my sister (use) my car for a month and something was wrong with it. 7. I (listen) to her complaints all day before I dared to tell her what I really thought of it. 8. The girl (look for) her doll the whole morning before she found it in her bed.

Ex. 8. Describe a situation in one sentence.

Example:

a) We began playing football. After half an hour there was a terrible storm. – We had been playing football for half an hour before there was a terrible storm.

b) The children were making a terrible noise. They were punished. The children were punished because they had been making a terrible noise.

1. The orchestra began playing at the concert. Ten minutes later a woman in the audience suddenly began crying. 2. I had arranged to meet Tom in a restaurant. I arrived and began waiting. After 20 minutes I realized that I had come to the wrong restaurant. 3. Mr and Mrs Jenkins went to live in the south of France. Six months later Mr Jenkins fell ill. 4. Mr Finch decided to save for buying a new house. Three years later he bought the house he wanted. 5. The child was playing in the yard. Two hours later his mother called him home. 6. Kate was lying in the sun. She got burned. 7. Richard was driving too fast. A policeman stopped him. 8. He worked hard. He passed his exams successfully.

Ex. 9. Use the Future Perfect Continuous.

1. By next year we (live) in this city for twenty-five years. 2. By this time next week, he (work) on his book for a year. 3. Do you realize that on September 15, you (repair) our car for three months? 4. We (fly) non-stop for three hours before we get to Lon­don tomorrow. 5. I (write) my course paper for two month before I defend it. 6. The children (play) out of doors the whole evening till their parents return home. 7. My father (dig) in the garden for three hours before he plants these bushes. 8. We (admire) the beauty of Italy for two weeks before we leave home. 9. By the time he arrives, I (pick) apples in our garden for two hours. 10. By the end of this year I (live) in England for three years. 11. I (cook) for a few hours before the guests arrive. 12. The children (decorate) the New Year tree for the whole evening before they go to bed.

Ex. 10. Complete the table with the formation of all tenses in the active voice.

All Tenses Compared. Active Voice.

	Present	Past	Future
Indefinite (Simple)	V, Vs do / does
Continuous (Progressive)
Perfect
Perfect Continuous

Ex. 11. Put the following sentence in all tenses making the necessary changes.

He works in the garden every Sunday.

Ex. 12. Revision of All Tenses in the Active Voice. Choose the right answer.

1. Megan … a lot recently, but she's looking much better now.

a) is ill b) was ill c) was being ill d) has been ill

2. We … for so many guests, so there wasn't enough food.

a) don't plan b) haven't planned c) hadn't planned d) didn't plan

3. Come quick; something terrible … .

a) happens b) happened с) has happened d) had happened

4. We … this visit for months; it's all planned out.

a) are planning b) were planning c) planned d) have been planning

5. I … eighteen in December.

a) am b) will be c) am going to be d) have been

6. I hope we ... by 12.30. Then we can have lunch together.

a) finish b) are finishing c) will finish d) will have finished

7. Gwen ... better at school since the new teacher arrived.

a) does b) is doing c) has done d) has been doing

8. You ... your test – well done!

a) pass b) passed c) have passed d) were passed

9. I am very tired today, and I am going to bed early. Don't call me after 9 p.m. I … .

a) sleep b) am sleeping c) will sleep d) will be sleeping

10. Karl … newspapers at breakfast. He prefers listening to the radio.

a) never reads b) is never reading c) never read d) will never be read

11. Donald ... a new bicycle last week.

a) buyed b) bought c) has bought d) had bought

12. Jill decided to clean the flat while her baby ... .

a) sleeps b) is sleeping c) was sleeping d) had been sleeping

13. Grandpa was very tired. He ... in the garden since early morning.

a) worked b) was working c) has been working d) had been working

14. Dick is an old friend of mine – we … each other for sixteen years.

a) know b) are knowing c) have known d) have been knowing

15. It's 8 p.m. I'm sure Fred ... the football match.

a) watch b) watches c) is watching d) had watched

16. When I saw Rick and Debbie at the party, they weren't on speaking terms. They ... .

a) obviously quarrelled c) have obviously quarrelled

b) were obviously quarrelled d) had obviously quarrelled

17. The children ... the bus when I saw them.

a) get off b) were got off c) were getting off d) have got off

18. Colin … to this house two years ago.

a) moved b) has moved c) had moved d) was moved

19. I came too late. The concert … .

a) already began с) had already begun

b) has already begun d) had already been beginning

20. It's cold today. A strong wind … .

a) blows b) is blowing c) had been blowing d) has been blown

21. I need a good rest. I … a heavy day.

a) am having b) have had c) have been had d) have been having

22. When I returned, Wendy … on her project.

a) still worked c) had still worked

b) was still working d) had still been working

23. When he … he … you.

a) wakes up, calls c) wakes up, will call

b) will wake up, will call d) will wake up, calls you

24. What time … tomorrow?

a) will your plane take off c) is your plane taking off

b) does your plane take off d) your plane will take off

25. I hope I … this chapter by the end of the day.

a) will have finished c) will finish

b) will have been finishing d) will be finishing